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Jayden Daniels Had Such a Classy Move After Teammate's First NFL Touchdown

Very sweet of No. 9.

Brigid Kennedy

Daniels had exited the game just before Croskey-Merritt's big moment.
Daniels had exited the game just before Croskey-Merritt's big moment. / NFL / X / Screensho
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Jayden Daniels was on fire Monday night.

After rushing for an electric 14-yard touchdown before exiting the Commanders' preseason game vs. the Cincinnati Bengals, Daniels then helped his teammate and rookie Jacory "Bill" Croskey-Merritt retrieve the ball from the latter's first NFL touchdown. Using his time on the sidelines to make his teammate's day? That's classy, for sure.

Watch that below:

"It was his first one!" Daniels later told ESPN's Lisa Salters, asked what motivated him in that moment. "I remember my first one. Terry [McLaurin] and Zach [Ertz], they made sure I got my first one, so it was only right. He was too excited he scored, so I had to go get the ball for him."

A class act, and a generational talent. It's gonna be a great season in Washington.

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BRIGID KENNEDY

Brigid Kennedy is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, she covered political news, sporting news and culture at TheWeek.com before moving to Livingetc, an interior design magazine. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, dual majoring in television, radio and film (from the Newhouse School of Public Communications) and marketing managment (from the Whitman School of Management). Offline, she enjoys going to the movies, reading and watching the Steelers.

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